"Sex Characteristics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D012727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Characteristics- Sex Characteristics
- Characteristic, Sex
- Characteristics, Sex
- Sex Characteristic
- Sex Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sex
- Dimorphisms, Sex
- Sex Dimorphisms
- Sex Differences
- Difference, Sex
- Differences, Sex
- Sex Difference
- Sexual Dimorphism
- Dimorphism, Sexual
- Dimorphisms, Sexual
- Sexual Dimorphisms
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Characteristics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Characteristics" by people in Profiles.
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Volumetric Changes in Cerebellar Transverse Zones: Age and Sex Effects in Health and Neurological Disorders. Hum Brain Mapp. 2025 04 15; 46(6):e70214.
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Long-term effects of combined exposures to simulated microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation on the mouse lung: sex-specific epigenetic reprogramming. Radiat Environ Biophys. 2025 Mar; 64(1):17-27.
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Sex Differences in Response to Diet Enriched With Glutathione Precursors in the Aging Heart. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Jan 16; 80(2).
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Sex-specific astrocyte regulation of spinal motor circuits by Nkx6.1. Cell Rep. 2025 01 28; 44(1):115121.
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Sex predicts response to novelty and problem-solving in a wild bird with female-biased sexual dimorphism. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Dec; 291(2037):20242277.
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Podocyte cell-specific Npr1 is required for blood pressure and renal homeostasis in male and female mice: role of sex-specific differences. Physiol Genomics. 2024 Oct 01; 56(10):672-690.
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Loss of Epitranscriptomic Modification N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) Reader YTHDF1 Exacerbates Ischemic Brain Injury in a Sexually Dimorphic Manner. Transl Stroke Res. 2025 Jun; 16(3):831-847.
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Genetic or pharmacological GHSR blockade has sexually dimorphic effects in rodents on a high-fat diet. Commun Biol. 2024 05 25; 7(1):632.
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Sex differences in the effects of individual anxiety state on regional responses to negative emotional scenes. Biol Sex Differ. 2024 Feb 13; 15(1):15.
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Sex differences in the well-being of interventional cardiologists. J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 Feb; 36(2).